HARRISBURG, Pa. — The Pennsylvania Supreme Court upheld the death sentence imposed by a jury for a man charged in the murder of a New Kensington police officer.
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Rahmael Sal Holt was sentenced to death in 2019 for the murder of New Kensington patrolman Brian Shaw. Shaw was in the line of duty at the time of his death.
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court directed that the complete record be sent to Governor Tom Wolf, who the court asks to honor the jury’s verdict.
In a release, the Westmoreland County district attorney Nicole Ziccarelli said:
“The Shaw family deserves that justice be served in accordance with the jury’s verdict, affirmed by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, and now in the hands [of] Governor Wolf. May the Shaw family find strength in the heroism of Brian’s ultimate sacrifice and may his legacy endure.”
Shaw was murdered in November 2017.
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